Primis Financial Corp.
Business
Primis Financial Corp. is the bank holding company for Primis Bank and provides commercial and retail banking services to individuals, small and medium-sized businesses and the healthcare community. It offers deposit products, commercial and consumer lending (including commercial real estate, SBA, construction, secured and unsecured personal loans), residential mortgage origination and secondary market sales, treasury and cash management, and enhanced digital banking services. Key business segments include Primis Bank, Primis Mortgage Company, Panacea Financial and mortgage warehouse lending. The company distributes products through a branch network in Virginia and Maryland, national mortgage and Panacea channels, and digital and mobile platforms.
Summary from filing dated 2025-04-29
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest and fees on loans | 189 | 200 | 173 | 115 | 107 | |
| Interest and dividends on taxable securities | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| Interest and dividends on tax exempt securities | 360,000 | 392,000 | 407,000 | 412,000 | 463,000 | |
| Interest and dividends on other earning assets | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total interest and dividend income | 200 | 211 | 193 | 123 | 113 | |
| Interest on deposits | 79 | 96 | 84 | 13 | 13 | |
| Interest on other borrowings | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | |
| Total interest expense | 89 | 107 | 94 | 22 | — | |
| Net interest income | 111 | 104 | 99 | 102 | 94 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 12 | 51 | 33 | 11 | −6 | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 99 | 54 | 66 | 90 | 100 | |
| Account maintenance and deposit service fees | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
| Income from bank-owned life insurance | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Gains on Panacea Financial Holdings investment | 32 | — | — | — | — | |
| Mortgage banking income | 32 | 24 | 18 | 5 | — | |
| Gains on sale of loans | 2 | 303,000 | 583,000 | — | — | |
| Gain on sale-leaseback | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
| Loss on sales of investment securities | −15 | — | — | — | — | |
| Gains on other investments | 159,000 | 408,000 | 184,000 | 5 | — | |
| Gain on sale of Life Premium Finance portfolio, net of broker fees | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
| Consumer Program derivative income | 1 | 4 | 18 | 65,000 | 3,000 | |
| Other noninterest income | 948,000 | 1 | 2 | 785,000 | 2 | |
| Total noninterest income | 112 | 43 | 45 | 18 | 11 | |
| Salaries and benefits | 79 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 37 | |
| Occupancy expenses | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Furniture and equipment expenses | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 602,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Virginia franchise tax expense | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| FDIC insurance assessment | 4 | 3 | 3 | 890,000 | 804,000 | |
| Data processing expense | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
| Marketing expense | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Telephone and communication expense | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Loss (gain) on bank premises and equipment and assets held for sale | −191,000 | 463,000 | −476,000 | 684,000 | — | |
| Professional fees | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Goodwill impairment | — | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fraud losses | 232,000 | 2 | 3 | 108,000 | 75,000 | |
| Miscellaneous lending expenses | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Other operating expenses | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
| Total noninterest expenses | 139 | 126 | 123 | 91 | 71 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 73 | −29 | −11 | 17 | 40 | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 15 | −4 | −1 | 3 | 9 | |
| Net income (loss) | 58 | −25 | −10 | 14 | 31 | |
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to Primis' common stockholders | 61 | −16 | −8 | 14 | 31 | |
| Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities | 9 | 742,000 | 5 | −34 | −3 | |
| Less: reclassification adjustment for losses on available-for-sale securities included in net income | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other comprehensive income, before tax | 24 | 742,000 | 5 | −34 | −3 | |
| Income tax expense related to other comprehensive income | 5 | 197,000 | 1 | −7 | −669,000 | |
| Other comprehensive income, net of tax | 19 | 545,000 | 4 | −27 | −2 | |
| Comprehensive income (loss) | 80 | −16 | −4 | −13 | 29 | |
| Earnings (loss) per share, basic (in dollars per share) | 2.49 | −0.66 | −0.32 | 0.58 | — | |
| Earnings (loss) per share, diluted (in dollars per share) | 2.49 | −0.66 | −0.32 | 0.57 | — |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and due from financial institutions | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions | 134 | 56 | 76 | 71 | 522 | |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 144 | 65 | 78 | 78 | 530 | |
| Securities available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $174,226 and $262,632, respectively) | 171 | 236 | 228 | 236 | 271 | |
| Securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $6,560 and $8,602, respectively) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 23 | |
| Loans held for sale, at fair value | 166 | 83 | 58 | 28 | — | |
| Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or market | — | 164 | — | — | — | |
| Total loans held for sale | 166 | 247 | 58 | — | — | |
| Loans held for investment, collateralizing secured borrowings | 15 | 17 | 21 | — | — | |
| Loans held for investment | 3,269 | 2,870 | 3,199 | 2,947 | — | |
| Less: allowance for credit losses | −46 | −54 | −52 | −35 | −29 | |
| Net loans | 3,238 | 2,834 | 3,167 | 2,912 | 2,311 | |
| Stock in Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank | 14 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 16 | |
| Bank premises and equipment, net | 6 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 30 | |
| Assets held for sale | 776,000 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 66 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| Cloud computing arrangement assets, net | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | — | |
| Goodwill | 93 | 93 | 94 | 105 | 102 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 36,000 | 665,000 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Bank-owned life insurance | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | |
| Deferred tax assets, net | 15 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 10 | |
| Consumer Program derivative asset | 159,000 | 5 | 11 | — | — | |
| Investment in Panacea Financial Holdings, Inc. common stock | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other assets | 45 | 51 | 55 | 34 | 36 | |
| Total assets | 4,047 | 3,690 | 3,857 | 3,567 | 3,407 | |
| Noninterest-bearing demand deposits | 554 | 439 | 473 | 583 | 530 | |
| NOW accounts | 863 | 818 | 773 | 618 | 850 | |
| Money market accounts | 741 | 799 | 795 | 811 | 800 | |
| Savings accounts | 922 | 776 | 784 | 246 | 223 | |
| Time deposits | 315 | 340 | 446 | 465 | 361 | |
| Total interest-bearing deposits | 2,841 | 2,732 | 2,797 | 2,140 | 2,233 | |
| Total deposits | 3,396 | 3,171 | 3,270 | 2,722 | 2,763 | |
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| Secured borrowings | 15 | 17 | 20 | — | — | |
| FHLB advances | 25 | — | 30 | 325 | 100 | |
| Junior subordinated debt | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Senior subordinated notes | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 61 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | |
| Other liabilities | 28 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 21 | |
| Total liabilities | 3,624 | 3,325 | 3,459 | 3,178 | 2,995 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (See Note 15) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 45,000,000 shares; 24,774,934 shares issued and 24,695,385 shares outstanding at December 31, 2025, and 24,722,734 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 247,000 | 247,000 | 247,000 | 246,000 | 245,000 | |
| Additional paid in capital | 317 | 315 | 314 | 313 | 311 | |
| Retained earnings | 110 | 58 | 84 | 102 | 99 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost. 79,549 shares at December 31, 2025 and zero shares at December 31, 2024 | −807,000 | — | — | — | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −3 | −21 | −22 | −26 | 1 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 423 | 352 | 376 | 389 | 412 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | — | 13 | 21 | — | — | |
| Total Primis stockholders' equity | 423 | 365 | 398 | 389 | 410 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 4,047 | 3,690 | 3,857 | 3,567 | 3,407 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
| Net amortization of premiums and (accretion of discounts) | 297,000 | 41,000 | −583,000 | 480,000 | −2 | |
| Proceeds from sales of loans originated to sell | — | — | 53 | — | — | |
| Purchases of cloud computing arrangement assets | −278,000 | −364,000 | −3 | −12 | — | |
| Net change in mortgage loans held for sale | 12 | 18 | −28 | −6 | — | |
| Net gains on mortgage banking | −32 | −24 | −18 | −5 | — | |
| Loss (gain) on bank premises and equipment and assets held for sale | 191,000 | −463,000 | 476,000 | 684,000 | — | |
| Earnings on bank-owned life insurance | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | |
| Gain on bank-owned life insurance death benefit | — | −703,000 | −419,000 | −452,000 | −6,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 3 | 940,000 | 712,000 | 395,000 | 747,000 | |
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 6 | −4 | −4 | −3 | 6 | |
| Net change in fair value of Consumer Program derivative | 4 | 6 | −11 | 475,000 | — | |
| Net decrease (increase) in other assets | 5 | −218,000 | −12 | 11 | −344,000 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in other liabilities | 5 | −4 | 12 | −565,000 | −8 | |
| Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities | 11 | 20 | 29 | 12 | — | |
| Proceeds from sales of investment securities | 129 | — | — | — | — | |
| Purchases of securities available-for-sale | −92 | −43 | −15 | −37 | −161 | |
| Proceeds from paydowns, maturities and calls of securities available-for-sale | 37 | 36 | 28 | 37 | 38 | |
| Proceeds from paydowns, maturities and calls of securities held-to-maturity | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 | |
| Net (increase) decrease in FRB and FHLB stock | −1 | 1 | 12 | −10 | 1 | |
| Net change in loans held for investment | −426 | −312 | −338 | −614 | 109 | |
| Proceeds from sales of loans initially originated to be held for investment | 114 | 418 | — | — | — | |
| Proceeds from bank-owned life insurance death benefit | — | 3 | 2 | 586,000 | 371,000 | |
| Proceeds from sales of bank premise and equipment and assets held for sale | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sale-leaseback of bank premises | 57 | — | — | — | — | |
| Purchases of bank premises and equipment, net | −2 | −1 | −2 | −1 | −2 | |
| Proceeds from sale of Panacea Financial Holdings investment | 22 | — | — | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of other investment | 432,000 | — | — | 4 | — | |
| Net decrease (increase) in other investments | 30,000 | 387,000 | −666,000 | — | — | |
| Net cash and cash equivalents (used in) provided by investing activities | −158 | 108 | −313 | −617 | — | |
| Net increase (decrease) in deposits | 215 | −99 | 548 | −41 | 331 | |
| (Decrease) increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase | −366,000 | 874,000 | −3 | −4 | −6 | |
| (Repayments of) increases in secured borrowings, net | −2 | −3 | 20 | — | — | |
| Repayment of short-term FHLB advances | — | −30 | −295 | 325 | −6 | |
| Cash dividends paid on common stock | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | |
| Repurchase of common stock | −807,000 | — | — | — | — | |
| Proceeds from exercised stock options | 15,000 | 210,000 | 146,000 | 572,000 | 2 | |
| Repurchase of restricted stock | — | −4,000 | −31,000 | −11,000 | −14,000 | |
| Increase in short-term FHLB advances | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other net changes in noncontrolling interest | — | 254,000 | — | — | — | |
| Issuance of Panacea Financial Holdings stock, net of costs | — | — | 24 | — | — | |
| Net cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in) financing activities | 227 | −141 | 284 | 152 | 296 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 79 | −13 | −306,000 | −452 | 334 | |
| Interest | 90 | 107 | 92 | 20 | 20 | |
| Income taxes | −483,000 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| Initial recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets | 57 | 1 | 5 | — | — | |
| Loans held for sale transferred to held for investment | 102 | — | — | — | — | |
| Loans held for investment transferred to loans held for sale, at lower of cost or market | — | 164 | — | — | — | |
| Assets held for sale transferred to other assets | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | |
| Deconsolidation of Panacea Financial Holdings, Inc. | 10 | — | — | — | — |